Roberts v. Wayne

DOWD, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff, James Roberts appeals from a jury verdict in favor of defendants, Sherwyn Wayne, M.D. and St. Louis Orthopedic Institute, Inc.

In November, 1974, plaintiff fell from a ladder injuring his leg. Radiographs revealed a severely displaced intra and sub-trochonteric fracture of the right femur. Plaintiff’s family physician referred plaintiff to defendant, Dr. Wayne, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital, for treatment. Defendant performed surgery on plaintiff’s leg the day after plaintiff’s fall. Defendant testified he repositioned the fragments of…